..To compare selected characteristics (age, sex, age of onset for depression, impairment, severity of depression, somatic comorbidity, and treatment status) of adolescents with currently comorbid and non-comorbid depression...

..Adolescents with severe internalizing distress symptoms are at risk not only for DSH, but also additional suicidal behaviour. Family interventions may be needed in the treatment of depressed adolescents with DSH...

..Weekly drunkenness seems to be of predictive value and this can be examined with a few simple questions. Means of reducing alcohol consumption among depressed adolescents are worth further investigations...

Age and gender differences in social anxiety symptoms during adolescence: the Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN) as a measure

Klaus RantaSchool of Public Health, University of Tampere, Tampere, FinlandPsychiatry Res 153:261-70. 2007

..Some support was gained for both factor structures. Our results indicate that symptoms of social phobia may increase in mid-adolescence. The SPIN appears to be a reliable self-report instrument among adolescents...

Sari FröjdTampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere, Tampere, FinlandEur J Public Health 16:542-8. 2006

..The present study aimed to find out whether there is an association between adolescent perceived financial difficulties of the family and adolescent maladjustment, and to explore the possible sex differences in this association...

Adult and peer involvement in help-seeking for depression in adolescent population: a two-year follow-up in Finland